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TeaBrat drank Gold Thread Reserve by Red Blossom Tea Company

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This is a sipdown for me…
Bummed that I am all out of it but luckily I know where to get more. ;)

I find that I really like this when steeped western style for 3 minutes. It is such a mellow and flavorful tea, I kind of doubt it would turn bitter even if oversteeped. I love the sweet potato flavor of this and the chocolatey notes that you get with the longer steep. Such a good black tea. I drink my straight black teas more often than anything else and the flavored teas are languishing in my cupboard.I guess I will need to force myself to drink them soon. Maybe in the form of iced tea?

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My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.

Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty